Marvelous Monkfish Recipes

Monkfish, while not the most beautiful fish, is delightfully tender and versatile. Add the fish to your cooking roster with these great monkfish recipes. Looking for more ideas from under the sea? Take a peek at these easy fish skillet recipes or these filling fish taco recipes.

The firm texture of monkfish may remind you of lobster, but with no shell to deal with, monkfish is a whole lot easier to eat. Here, the fillets are roasted and then topped with a creamy scallion-studded sauce.

Firm chunks of monkfish are ideal for simmering in a tomato-based broth flavored with garlic, saffron, cumin, and cayenne. Serve the fish over a mound of steaming couscous to soak up all the glorious liquid.

Fennel and tomato accent this seafood trio of monkfish, shrimp, and mussels. Double this one when company's coming — just make sure to use a large Dutch oven instead of a skillet. Serve with crusty bread.

For stews and casseroles, choose firm-textured fish that retain their shape during cooking. Cod, snapper, and monkfish are ideal, or use a variety, for contrasting tastes and textures. Accompany with some good ol' crusty bread for mopping up all the sauce — leave no plate un-mopped!